2. Excel Battleship Mrs. Stevens March 19, 2013

3. Table of Contents 1.Pre-planning your Battleground - LinkLink 2.Creating your Excel Workbook - LinkLink 3.Creating Excel Worksheets - LinkLink 4.Creating your Excel Battlegrounds - LinkLink 5.Formatting your My Ships Worksheet - LinkLink 6.Placing youy Ships - LinkLink You can navigate through this presentation from start to finish, or you can click on the Link to go to a specific location where you need help.

4. Pre-planning your Battleground Need – Excel Battleship Overview Handout – Page 2 – Blank Battleship Layout & Results Log Book Sheet Battleship Layout Grid – Top half of Sheet – Screenshot of Excel Worksheet – Column Names - Letters – Row Names – Numbers Results Log Book – Bottom half of Sheet – List of Ship Types – Column for Ship Cell Ranges – Columns to Record Game Results per each Ship Table of Contents Next

5. Battleship Descriptions CountShip TypeKeySizeColor 2Aircraft Carriers(AC)5 CellsDark Blue 3Battleships(BS)4 CellsDark Purple 2Cruisers(CR)3 CellsBright Yellow 4Patrol Boats(PB)2 CellsOrange 2Submarines(SB)3 CellsDark Green Count – How many of each type of ship Ship Type – Name of the type of ship Key – The two-letter code for each type of ship Size – The total number of cells for the length of each ship Color – The color you will fill the cells for each type of ship Count – How many of each type of ship Ship Type – Name of the type of ship Key – The two-letter code for each type of ship Size – The total number of cells for the length of each ship Color – The color you will fill the cells for each type of ship Next Table of Contents

6. Results Log Book Ship Type – Row for Each Ship Cell Range – First & Last Cell Name – Double Check Accuracy – Use During Games Game 1 – 4 Columns – # Hits, Missed, Sunk – Each Ships Results – Record End of Each Game Table of Contents Next

7. Battleship Layout Sheet Place your 13 ships anywhere within the dark border Up and Down or Left to Right Draw a Border around Each Ship Label the First and Last Cell Name and the Ships Key Table of Contents Next

8. Creating your Excel Workbook Table of Contents Next File Location: Your Z Drive – Problem Solving Folder if you have one… File Name: Last Name_ID#_Battleship Example: Stevens_123456_Battleship

9. Creating Excel Worksheets Default – 3 Worksheets – Sheet 1 – Sheet 2 – Sheet 3 Need 2 More Worksheets Add Sheets Icon – To Right of Sheet 3 – Click – Adds Sheet 4 – Click – Adds Sheet 5 Table of Contents Next

10. Naming Excel Worksheets Rename Worksheets – Right Click on Tab – Choose Rename – Type New Name – Repeat for Each Sheet Worksheet Names – My Ships – Game 1 (or Battle 1) – Game 2 (or Battle 2) – Game 3 (or Battle 3) – Game 4 (or Battle 4) Table of Contents Next

11. Creating your Excel Battlegrounds ALL 5 Worksheets! Format Columns A-S – Click on Letter A – Drag to Letter S – Right Click Letter A – Select Column Width… – Set Column Width to 5 – Click OK Table of Contents Next

12. Row Height Format Rows 1 - 22 – Click on Number 1 – Drag to Number 22 – Rows 1 to 22 highlighted – Right Click Number 1 – Select Row Height – Set Row Height to 20 – Click OK Table of Contents Next

13. Framing the Battleground Table of Contents Next Click in Cell B2 – Column B – Row 2 Drag to Cell R21 – All Cells Highlighted – Create Border Click Pull-down Arrow – Thick Box Border – All Cells have border Repeat - All Worksheets

14. Formatting your My Ships Worksheet Click Gray Cell – Upper Left Corner – Left of Letter A – Above Number 1 – Highlights Worksheet Format Font – Right Click Mouse – On Any Cell – Cells Remain Highlighted – Dialog Box Appears Table of Contents Next

15. Formatting the Font Font Name – Aharoni – Pull Down Arrow By Calibri Font List Appears Font Size – 18 Point – Pull Down Arrow Font Color – Red – Pull Down Arrow by A – Standard Colors Table of Contents Next

16. Placing your Ships Ship Location & Results Log Book – Use to Place Ships in Excel Battleground – Same Cell Ranges on Sheet & Worksheet Sheet and Worksheet Differ – Correct one or the other – May need new Location Sheet Excel Test Overview Pg 2 – List of Ship Colors – List of Ship Counts & Sizes to Confirm Table of Contents Next

17. Let the Battles Begin! Table of Contents Next Your Battleground should look something like this one.